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How North Korea built its African empire of stone and steel

For decades, North Korea has generated foreign currency by designing and constructing commemorative monuments across Africa — statues, museums, and public memorials built for governments from Algiers to Harare....

Beyond hereditary rule: The remaking of Kim Jong Un’s system

North Korea analysts have long viewed Kim Jong Un’s government through a familiar lens:...

North Korea courts Chinese private investors for Pyongyang commercial complex

North Korea is pushing to develop a large commercial complex in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district...

North Korea shifts education costs onto the public with new funding law

North Korea has formalized a system requiring institutions, enterprises, and ordinary citizens to financially...

Trump’s cultural revolution

By Orville Schell NEW YORK – When US President Donald Trump’s factotum, J.D. Vance, held forth on Europe’s “threat from within” at the recent Munich...

N. Korea grapples with internal pushback over Russian alliance

North Korea’s leadership is working to address concerns within the ruling party and military about the country’s deepening alliance with Russia. “There’s been pushback from...

N. Korea’s anti-corruption drive paralyzes restaurant industry

North Korea’s Central Committee has dispatched inspectors nationwide to investigate official corruption in the restaurant industry following a recent secretariat meeting, Daily NK has...

N. Korea, China strengthen security cooperation to track defectors

North Korea and China’s security ministries are strengthening collaboration to monitor North Korean defectors in China. “The Ministry of State Security has implemented a confidential...

N. Korea pivots to Russian trade routes for essential supplies

North Korea is restructuring its supply chains for essential goods, shifting focus from Chinese to Russian trade routes as part of an expanding bilateral...

N. Korea orders surprise amnesty for Kim Yo Jong children rumors

Rumors remain rife in North Korea after the country’s media late last year disclosed images of children presumed to be those of Deputy Department...

Pyongyang’s prospects under Trump 2.0

A second Trump-Kim Jong-un meeting is likely under Trump 2.0, but what will come of it? Trump indicated his willingness to engage with Kim in...

N. Korean won surges against yuan as market prices fall

North Korean market prices have been declining for over a month, reversing last year’s continuous upward trend. The most dramatic change has been in...

N. Korea imports missile parts under guise of civilian trade

North Korea is importing parts and materials that are ostensibly for civilian manufacturing and research but are actually intended for the development of nuclear...

N. Korea threatens treason charges to silence rumors of captured soldiers

North Korean authorities have launched a harsh crackdown to suppress rumors about their troops being captured in Ukraine, Daily NK has learned. A military source...

N. Korea orders major military aid package to Russia

North Korea has intensified its military cooperation with Russia through new orders detailing specific commitments of weapons, troops, and technological collaboration, Daily NK has...

N. Korea deploying military personnel to construction sites in Russia

North Korea’s Seventh General Bureau has launched a recruitment campaign to send soldiers for construction work in Russia, Daily NK has learned. A source in...

Empty promises: N. Korean workers in China face exploitation despite official protection claims

“Work harder, pay more, keep less” – this is the grinding reality for North Korean workers in Chinese factories, where a complex web of...

N. Korea launches advanced agricultural weather app with village-level precision

North Korea has released “Agricultural Weather 2.0,” a mobile app providing detailed weather information down to the village level for farmers across the country. According...

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